FEATURE REVIEWS

HOT HEADLINES

AMD continues to chip away at rival Intel's lead in desktop processor market share, with a not-insignificant 5.7% leap in the third quarter of 2024, according to the latest auditing figures by Mercury Research. And compared to a year ago, AMD saw its share of the desktop CPU space increase by nearly 10%, falling less... Read more...
Speaking plainly, Intel's recently-launched Core Ultra 200 desktop CPUs, code-named "Arrow Lake", weren't quite what we expected out of this new generation of chips from Intel. While productivity and content creation performance was potent in some cases, gaming performance saw a significant regression. As it happens... Read more...
If you read HotHardware, you're almost assuredly familiar with Lian Li. The company has been selling DIY PC cases basically as long as DIY PC building has been a hobby for enthusiasts, and was among the very first to offer aluminum chassis. What you may not know is that Lian Li has also been offering desk chassis for... Read more...
Hideo Kojima is a masterful video game creator, having franchises such as Metal Gear Solid Under his belt. Death Stranding has also been a large project of his, expanding on his vision of what a video game experience should be. For fans of the title, it is now available on both Microsoft Xbox Series X and S consoles... Read more...
Max is joining the ranks of streaming services cracking down on password sharing. The news came during a recent Warner Bros. earnings call, where chief financial officer Gunnar Wiedenfels reported the gradual initial rollout of the crackdown will continue in 2025 and 2026. The idea of cracking down on password... Read more...
Gigabyte has gone and quietly introduced its first mini-ITX form factor motherboard based on AMD's X870 chipset, and from the renders we've seen, it's quite the looker. As the model name implies, Gigabyte's new Aorus X870I Pro Ice mostly ditches a darker colorway for a white (and off-white) motif that, in the right... Read more...
MSI Datamag 20Gbps Portable SSD: Pricing TBA MSI's first external SSD offers NVMe-like performance in a compact and attractive aluminum chassis. Solid USB SSD Performance Unique Magnetic Mounting Options Durable Aluminum Chassis 5 Year Warranty No IP Rating MSI's been selling internal storage for a while now, and its... Read more...
China’s Mars rover Zhurong has found additional evidence to support the theory that Mars was once a vast ocean world. The new findings include tracing some ancient coastlines that may have once experienced lapping ocean waves. The data collected by the Mars rover was during the Tianwen-1 mission, and shows an... Read more...
We'll go ahead and say it—TCL is already winning Black Friday, or at least that is the case if you're in the market for a giant-sized TV with out a gargantuan price. While Black Friday is still officially a couple of weeks away, hardware brands and their retail partners are starting to dish up the savings, and TCL... Read more...
Go ahead and pat yourself on the back if you managed to procure an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D before retailers ran out of stock. As expected, the 9800X3D, which we deemed to be an "ideal CPU for PC gamers" in our review, is proving immensely popular. Oh, but don't worry—even though initial inventories have been depleted... Read more...
With Christmas quickly approaching, there is no better time to get started on shopping for gifts than the here and now. And it just so happens, Best Buy has some incredible deals on smartwatches from the likes of Apple, Samsung, and Fitbit going on right now. Apple Watch Series 9 (GPS) The Apple Watch is a staple... Read more...
If you're gearing up to buy a new graphics card, chances are that you're probably hoping and praying that NVIDIA moves the price-to-performance curve with the GeForce RTX 5000 'Blackwell' series. While the GeForce RTX 4000 'Ada Lovelace' GPUs brought cool new features and an extremely efficient architecture to the... Read more...
Google has rolled out an update that makes it easier than ever to share TV shows and movies while using the Google TV mobile app, perfect for users who like to recommend media to friends and family. This feature is available on both Android and iOS. It works by generating a link to the content that users want to... Read more...
Security researchers at Kaspersky have discovered malware, dubbed SteelFox, which has been spreading “via forums posts, torrent trackers and blogs” since February of last year. It’s a potent piece of malicious software that attackers can use to extract a whole host of data from a victim’s computer, and can even enable... Read more...
Kia is back at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas with a couple of EV concepts—one is a modular campervan for go-green adventurers, while the other is an toughened version of the EV9 SUV. If the North Korean automaker has anything to say about it, at least one of these cars may make... Read more...
Want to know more about Intel's newest chip architecture for the desktop, Arrow Lake? Then be sure to join us tomorrow, 11/8/24, at 2:00 PM ET for a LIVE discussion with Intel's VP and GM, Client AI & Technical Marketing, Robert Hallock. We're going to geek out with Hallock on a deep dive discussion of Intel's Core... Read more...
Nikon has announced its new Z50 II APS-C mirrorless camera aimed at content creators. The small but powerful camera comes packed with features and functions, such as a dedicated Picture Control button. The world of mirrorless cameras continues to grow, with other companies such as Fujifilm releasing its own X-M5... Read more...
Retaliers have been unusually quiet in promoting early Black Friday deals, though this is likely just the calm before the storm. That doesn't mean there aren't any deals to be had, though. To the contrary, we found several notable bargains, including some discounts on Samsung storage devices, a great price on an MSI... Read more...
Earth’s Sun has been heating up as of late, reaching its 11-year solar cycle maximum in October. Because of this, the bright orb in the sky has been emitting some of the strongest solar flares recorded in the last 50 years. Now, according to NASA, it has spewed out an intense solar flare that took out radio... Read more...
NVIDIA is rolling out some big changes (more of them) to its GeForce NOW cloud gaming service that affect the 'Priority' tier, which is now renamed to 'Performance' to reflect the upgrades, including a bump from 1080p to support for 1440p gaming. Best of all, there's no change in price—NVIDIA is retaining the same... Read more...
Honda has revealed the first V-3 engine ever with force induction, and an electric one at that. Not only is it a looker, but the water-cooled engine arranges three pistons in a 75-degree vee—two angled towards the front and one towards the rear—and sports electric forced induction. It's meant for large-displacement... Read more...
Video game nostalgia has taken a strong hold of gamers, with a rich history from legendary franchises. SEGA, a pioneer in video games, is still cranking out titles both new and old. Known for franchises such as Sonic The Hedgehog, SEGA used to also be a best-selling console manufacturer back in the 1990s and early... Read more...
1 2 3 4 5 Next